Florence vs Lisbon
Lisbon leads Florence by 1 points on the TRAIL Index, 61 to 60. Florence grades better on 7 measures, Lisbon on 9; the same 37 measures from public sources for both.
Scores by each organisation's criteria
- TRAIL Index: Florence 60, Lisbon 61
- OECD: Florence 59, Lisbon 62
- UN Tourism: Florence 62, Lisbon 56
- UNDRR: Florence 55, Lisbon 72
Theme by theme
- Demand and seasonality: Florence 56, Lisbon 71
- Economy and jobs: Florence 92, Lisbon 69
- Climate and hazards: Florence 55, Lisbon 75
- Water and environment: Florence 56, Lisbon 38
- Community and housing: Florence 42, Lisbon 25
- Access and continuity: Florence 63, Lisbon 83
Where Florence is stronger
- Jobs in tourism industries: 9 % of employment in accommodation and food services (country figure) (World Economic Forum, TTDI 2026 (data: Travel & Tourism Economic Impact Research by World Travel & Tourism Council; Travel & Tourism by World Travel & Tourism Council), 2026). Between 8 and 12: grade 3/4.
- Unemployment rate: 4 % of the labour force (region figure) (IRPET / Istat, Flash Lavoro 63/2025, Q4 2024). At or below 5: grade 4/4.
- Income per head: 61,826 GDP per capita, USD PPP (metro figure) (OECD Functional Urban Areas (Metropolitan Areas Database), 2021). At or above 60,000: grade 4/4.
- Water scarcity: low (region figure) (World Bank GFDRR ThinkHazard, current (retrieved 2026)). Grade 3/4.
- Wastewater safely treated: 99 % of domestic wastewater safely treated (metro figure) (Publiacqua (Water Utility of Metropolitan Florence), 2022). At or above 95: grade 4/4.
- Rent growth: -13.8 % change in rents over the last 12 months (Idealista, Evoluzione del prezzo delle case in affitto, Firenze, August 2025 – August 2026). At or below 3: grade 4/4.
- Early warning and emergency plan: An updated city plan with public early warning for heat, flood or fire (Comune di Firenze, Deliberazione del Consiglio Comunale, 2024). Grade 3/4.
Where Lisbon is stronger
- Largest foreign market: 15.9 % of international arrivals or nights (region figure) (Instituto Nacional de Estatística (INE), Estatísticas do Turismo 2024, 2024). Between 15 and 20: grade 3/4.
- Extreme heat days: 6.6 days a year at or above 35°C (last 5 full years) (ERA5 reanalysis via Open-Meteo, 2021–2025). Between 5 and 15: grade 3/4.
- Flood hazard: very low (region figure) (World Bank GFDRR ThinkHazard, current (retrieved 2026)). Grade 4/4.
- Country disaster risk: 1.9 INFORM Risk index, 0–10 (country figure) (INFORM Risk (European Commission JRC), INFORM Risk Mid 2026, 2026). At or below 2: grade 4/4.
- Municipal waste per resident: 489 kg per resident per year (country figure) (Statistics Portugal (INE) - Urban Waste Statistics, Indicator 0012765, 2024). Between 450 and 550: grade 2/4.
- Access redundancy: 4 independent ways in: international airport, intercity rail, port, motorway (Câmara Municipal de Lisboa & Portos de Portugal / Infraestruturas de Portugal, 2026). At or above 4: grade 4/4.
- Tourism crisis and recovery plan: A plan with named owners, operators and recovery funding (Turismo de Portugal, 2021–2026). Grade 3/4.
- Government effectiveness: 80.2 World Bank WGI percentile rank, 0–100 (country figure) (World Bank Worldwide Governance Indicators, 2025). At or above 80: grade 4/4.
- Travel advisory: 1 stricter of the US and Canadian government advisory for the country, 1 (normal precautions) to 4 (do not travel) (country figure) (US State Department and Government of Canada travel advisories, 2026-09-29). At or below 1: grade 4/4.
Country context (World Economic Forum)
- Italy: #10 of 110 in the WEF Travel & Tourism Development Index 2026
- Portugal: #11 of 110 in the WEF Travel & Tourism Development Index 2026
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